OPERATING THE MACHINE 5. Press down the accelerator pedal and drive the bucket into the material to be removed. In order to remove the material, it is required that you align horizontally the cutting edge of the bucket while driving into the material. When you are loading rock debris, it is necessary to lower the bucket slight- ly. While removing rock debris, ensure that no rock gets under the bucket. This may lead to the front wheels being lifted from the ground, thus resulting in premature wear and tear of the rear wheels. Always hold the load in the centre of the bucket. If the load is shifted to one side, the equilibrium of the machine will be impaired. 6.
To prevent that the bucket digs in too deep into the material to be removed, you must lift the boom while driving into the material. Lifting the boom ensures a sufficient thrust force. 7. Tip in the bucket. 8. If there is too much material inside the bucket, you must briefly tip it in, dump it and lower it in order to reduce the load and to prevent that you lose the load during the trans- port. 5-32